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Ponds
Quick
answer
Ideally wait until September to create least disturbance.
Further
information
If possible wait until late autumn (September/October) to carry
out work on a pond as this is when there will be least
amphibians in it to disturb. Froglets will have left the pond in
late summer and adult frogs looking to hibernate won't arrive
until around November.
Occasionally tadpoles or newt larvae will overwinter in the pond
rather than developing and leaving in the summer, so have a good
sweep around with a net to check what's in the water before you
start work.
If you need to undertake work on your pond before autumn, for
example fixing a leak, make
sure you consider the pond's inhabitants - keep them in a tank
or bucket out of the way while you work. It may be possible to
keep the pond topped up until a more appropriate time of year;
if so try to use rain water rather than tap water.
Working on
the pond - what to do with the creatures in it?
Topping up ponds.
Tadpoles still in the pond in
autumn.
Just Add Water.
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